Hydrocarbon stove and burner therefor



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,UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LOUIS STOCKSTROM, OI 8'1. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR TO AMERICAN STOVE COI- PANY, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

HYDROC.ARBON STOVE AND BURNER THEREFOR.

Application filed June 2, 1925. Serial No. 84,355. I

This invention relates to improvements in is to provide the housing of the distributing hydrocarbon stoves and burners therefor and has relation to that ty e of stove in which the liquid fuel supplyjs orced by pressure to a generator from" which it is supplied to a burner or burners where it is lighted.

An object of'the present invention is to provide a generator that is located within a main burner whereby the generator when 1t is once started is kept heated by a flame in the main burner whereby the vapor is necessary for operating the burner, and other burners is supplied. 7

Another object of the present invention is to conceal within the main burner a generator whereby when it is one started the heat from a flame in the main burner keeps the generator hot for supplying va or to the main burner and from the main urner to additional burners.

Another object of my present invention is to provide a distributing chamber with a generator concealed therein, the main burner having a mixing chamber extending to one side thereof and in communication with the distributing chamber whereby the enerator supplies vapor to the mixing cha'm er from which it flows into the distributing chamber for supplying a flame that continues to keep the generator hot and supplies additional vapor to other burners which are connected with the main burner.

A further object of the present invention is to provide the housing for the distributing chamber and the main burner having an upwardly extending transversely arranged generator receiving chamber that has an open bottom with an outlet at the top whereby the generator is heated from below and is kept heated by the heat from a flame in the main burner for supplying vapor for the main burner and additional burners.

A further object of the present invention is to )rovide the housing of the distributing cham er with an inverted U-shapd chamber extending across the same in which chamber is located a generator and located below the generator is a heating device adapted to receive a torch for heating the generator, the generator being kept hot by the .flanie supplied from the distributing chamber and the main burner when it has once been heated.

A further object of the present invention chamber with an inverted U-sha ed chamber extending transverse thereo the said chamber having open ends and bottom and adapted to receive a generator, and to ro- 'vide the wall of the main burner wit a mixing chamber having its inner end open and in communication with the U-sha ed chamber, the outer end of the chamber oubling back and in communication with the distributing chamber, whereby vapor passing into the chamber carries with it air that is mixed and forms a combustible gas for all of the burners.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a housing, the bottom of the housing having an inverted U-shaped chamber in which is placed a enerator, the said chamber having an en ottom and an 0 en end for the outlet 0 the generator, an to rovide the wall of the housing with a mixmg chamber comprising a center portion and two parallel side portions, the center portion bein in communication with the generator an the two side portions in communication with a distributing chamber at o posite sides of the inverted "U-shaped c amber.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a housing with a generator, and having lateral pipes connecting with addi tional burners whereby more vapor is supplied than is necessary for the main burner, the surplus vapor flowing into the additional burners, and controlling the flow of vapor into the additional burner by a valve or valves located in the additional burner or burners.

Other objects of the invention will appear from the following description In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view of a stove embodying the present improvements.

Figure 2 is a detached top plan view of the improved burners.

Figure 3 is a plan view partly in horizontal section of the distributing chamber and one of the additional burners.

Figure 4 is a vertical center sectional view through the center of the housing for the distributing chamber and the main burner showing the enerator and the improvements for initia ly heating the generator.

Figure 5 is a transverse sectional view on of Fig. 6 looking in the direction indicated by arrow.

Figure 9 is a vertical center sectional view through one of the additional burners showing its valve for controlling the flow of vapor into the burner.

Figure is a sectional and side view combined of the means for controlling the valve for one of the additional burners.

Figure 11 is a vertical sectional view of the torch holder and fuel feeding device for the torch;

Figure 12 is an enlarged top plan view of Figure 11.

Figure 13 is an enlarged sectional view showing the hand pump in position for supplying air pressure to the tank.

Figure .14 isatransverse sectional view through the housing for the distributing chamber and the main burner showing the inverted 'U-shaped generator chamber.

Figure is a top plan view of the main burner with the burner plate removed show ing the bafiie plate and the air space around it.

Referring now to the drawings in which 1 indicates a suitable frame for the parts comprising the present'invention. Located in the frame 1 about midway the height thereof is a horizontal fuel supply tank 2, the .said tank extending within the frame of the stove, and its outer end projecting beyond the end 3 whereby it is readily accessible. The tank 2 has at its extended end a communication 4 having a suitable ball valve 5 held to its seat by air pressure within the tank 2. The tank is supplied with oil and then the pump 7 placedover the nipple 10 which has communication with the passage 9 of the connection 4 and then working the plunger 8 in the ordinary manner forces air past the ball valve 5 into the tank 2. The oil container in the tank isthen under pressure and flows from the tank through the pipe 11 to the pipe 12 andthen into the generator 13. A valve 14 is preferably placed at the junction of the pipe 12 with the pipe 11 which controls the pressure'fed from the tank 2 to the burner.

Referring to Figure 2 in which 15 is the main burner and16 are two additional burn- 'ers that are connected with the distributing chamber located at the lower part of the housing by suitable pipes 17. The vertical ner-1,854

wall 18 forms a vertical housing and the bottom -19 of the housing is provided with an inverted U-shaped chamber 20 for the reception of the generator 13. This inverted the vapor and air mixing chambers. By the time the vapor has reached the inner outlet ends 26 of the passageways the air and vapor are thoroughly mixed and form a combustible composition for burning purposes.

The generator 13 is placed in the inverted U-shaped chamber 20 and its nozzle end 23 passes through and rests on a support 27 thus holding the nozzle end in position while its inlet end 28 is held in position by a suitable cotter pin 29 that passes through ears 30 that extend outward from the side wall 18 of the main burner. This makes the generator readily separable for any purpose whateVeL.

The generator preferably is rectangular in cross section as shown in Figure 8, and consists of a tubular construction. The nozzle 23 is detachable from the inner end of the tubular portion 13 for purposes of convenience in manufacture and cleaning. The valve stem 31 is elongated and passes through the tubular portion 13 and carries at .its outer end a suitable pin 32 which passes through the outlet 33 for the purpose of cleaning it of accumulated carbon. Placed around the valve stem 31 and preferably snugly fitting it is a spiral wire 34 the outer periphery of the wire also snugly fitting the opening 35 of the tubular member., The outer end 28 of the generator has an oil inlet 36 with which the outlet end of the pipe 12 is connected. The inlet end of the generator also has an additional outwardly projecting tubular portion 37 which receives the outer end of the valvestem. This outer portion of the valve stem is screw-threaded as at 38 and meshing withinternal screw threads formed on the member 37 the outer end of the valve having any desired form of hand operating member 39 rotating it.

, Attention is called to the fact that the valve stem is provided with a valve 40 located at the-oil inlet 36. This is the only valve that the valve stem contains and it is by means of this valve, and this valve alone that the passage of vapor is controlled ,from the generator to the main burner for maintaining the desired height of flame. It will be observed that this valve 40 engages the seat 41, and controls the flow of oil to the inlet end of the generator tube 113, and in that way controls the vapor generated.

The valve stem has at the outer end of the threaded portion 38, a suitable member 44.- wliich is held against longitudinal movement thereon preferably by a projection 45 extending from the valve stem. A suitable ring 46 is located at the outer end of the member 44 for the purpose of engaging the packing 47 when the valve is ;opened as shown in Figure]. This arrangement prevents the valve from being entirely screwed out of its tubular portion 37. It prevents anyone from detaching this valve from the burner thus causing possibly an accident. The object of the ring 46 is that the ring will remain stationary when it'reaches the packing 47 so that wear on the packing does not happen. With the valve entirely wide open so that all the burners are burning full this ring will prevent any oil findin its'way out-as will be readily understoo Located below the main burner 15 is an initial hegting device 50. This device is for the purpose of receiving a torch member 51. The device is in the form ,of a chamber that has a bottom 52 and at each side of the bottom are longitudinal slits 53. A perforated member 54 is located between the bottom 52 and the top 55, the said construction forming an outlet opening 56. This device is suprted to a web 57 extending downward rom the nozzle receiving member 27 by a suitable screw or screws 58passing through it into the end of the member 50.

A torch holding member 59 is attached to the end of the stove and it consists essentially of an outer casing containing an inverted member 60, preferably of glass, the

cap 61 having a spring actuated valve mem ber 62 whereby when the bottom is placed in position the valve is unseated and gasoline flows into the member 59 and through an opening 63 into the torch receiving part 64. By this means the torch is always saturated ready to be lighted in the manner presently described. \Vhen the torch is in position the whole device is sealed so that there cannot be accident by fire.

The generator 13 is to provide suflicient vapor for the main burner 15 and additional burners 16. Therefore it is essential in the construction here shown that the main invertedU-sha )ed member20. This bafile plate 66 there ore is located inside of the burner cap that has the openings 65. It will be observed that the baflle plate 66 divides the housing 18 into a main burner chamber above the battle plate and into a distributing chamber below the baflle plate 65, the mixing chamber openings 25 communicating with the distributing chamber, therefore the gaseous mixture that is made in the mixing chamber 22 flows to the distributing chamber below the baflle 66 and from this-chamber the gaseous mixture is supplied to all of the burners including the main burner. It flows from this distributing chamber past the edges of the baflle plate to the main burner chamber above it, and it flows from the distributingchamber below the baffle plate into the tubes 17 through which it is conveyed to the auxiliary burners 16, and it flows around the deflected part 85 of the division plate u into the main burner chamber, and the ba e late 66, fitting loosely in the housing, some 0 it flows around the remaining periphery of the baffle plate to the main burner chamber. It will be observed therefore, that the gener ator is adapted to feed the vapor to the mixing chamber, while the mixing chamber feeds the gaseous mixture into the distributing chamber of the housing 18 from which it is distributed to all of the burners including the main burner. The bafile plate is of such size as to leave around its periphery a space 70 for the flow of the hydrocarbon vapor or gas, and also a space 71 around its inner opening 67 whereby suflicient'vapor or gaseous fuel passes upward past the two openings for supplying the necessary combustible mixture for burning at the burner openings 65. At the same time this plate holds within the distributing chamber a sufficient quantity of the gaseous fuel to supply the additional burners 16 so that it flows readilv through the unimpeded openings 72 into the burners 16. It will be understood of course that the amount of vapor or fuel passing to the'burner can be regulated and controlled by this baflle plate 66.

I have found however that by providing the openings and 71 a proper flow of gaseous mixture is supplied to the burner openings 65.

Attention is called to the fact that the opening 69 passes entirely through the said housing and is located above the torch holding member 59 whereby the burner slits 65 and the sub-fire burner openings 86 are lighted by the flame from the initial heating torch 51. The principal function of the opening 69 is to establish a communication from the torch below whereby its flame not only plays on the generator 13 and lights the sub-tire 86, but passes through the open ing 69 and serves in that way to light the valve stems 74 are provided with eyelets 76.

through which an operating rod 77 passes. This operating rod 77 has its. outer 'end fitting into a suitable swivel 78 whereby the rod may be moved back and forth across an adjustable member or rod 79. This rod .79 is provided with a suitable groove 80 into which the rod 79 springs. It will be under stood that this rod 77 has considerable spring between its ends, and the object of that is that the valve can be caused to seat against the end 17 of its pipe and when against the end of the pipe the rod 77 will be in the position shown in solid lines in- Figure 10, and then can be sprung further into the groove 80 thus holding the valve closed under spring tension, while at the same time the valve can be opened more or less and held in its adjusted position by the friction of the rod 77 with the rod 79.

This rod 79 is longitudinally adjustable by providing one end with screw-threaded portions that screw through a downwardly extending portion 81 carrying on its outer end a lock nut 82.- By turning this rod 79, for instance by a screw driver engaging the slot 83, the rod may be turnedto cause more or less'spring tension against the valve when the operatingrod 77 is in the groove 80.

The object of the coil 34 is to cause the flowing oil to travel in the spiral groove formed by the wire in its passage through the generator so that it is thoroughly vaporized when it passes through the outlet nozzle 33. At the same time it is found advantageous in obviating to some extent the formation ofcarbon in the vaporizer, and can be removed should the generator be affected by carbon and washed or cleansed or a new wire put in its place, and at the same time a new'nozzle may be placed on the generator when occasion for it makes it necessary;

w from the distributing chamber into the space between the depending portions 85 of the bafiie plate 66. This hydrocarbon gas flows from the distributing chamber through the chamber below the battle plate 66 and substantial ly against the generator 13 thereby keeping the generator hot for vaporizing the oil fed thereto. By reason of this construction when the burner is once started then a heating flame is maintained through the openings 86 in the U-shaped chamber that substantially-plays against the generator for continuously heating it during the operation of the burner. When the burner is out off by closing the valve 40 then this subsidiary heatingflame is likewise ,cut ofi.

The operation of the device, is as follows The liquid in the tank 2 being under air pressure and the valve 14 opened it flows through the pipe 12 into the generator through the oil inlet 48. The operator then removes the torch 51 from its holder, lights it andpushes it in the holder 50 where a flame will burn due to the perforated member 54 supplying the necessary oxygen. The flame passes through the opening 56 at its top and strikes the generator 13. When the generator has become heated the valve stem 39 is rotated causing the valve 40 to become open-when the oil passes into the generator and is converted into vapor that passes through the nozzle 33. The burner now being in operation the gaseous fuel passes into the distributing chamber, and through the openings 86 supplies-a constant flame within the inverted U-shaped chamber to play on the generator to heat it which continues the vaporization of the oil, for supplying the burners until the va1ve140 is closed.

I have described, andhave shown in detail the construction of the mechanism whereby the foregoing results are obtained. However, many modifications and changes in the construction herein shown may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention, so long as the modifications are within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. A hydrocarbon burner comprising a horizontal shallow housing having a horizontal division plate dividing the housing into a horizontal lower distributing chamber and an upper main burner chamber, the distributing chamber and the said burner chamber located within the said housing, the distributing chamber communicating with the main burner chamber, a mixing chamber projecting laterally and horizontally from said housing, a generator in the same hori zontal plane as the mixing chamber and communicating therewith, said mixing chamber communicating with the atmosphere and with the distributing chamber, the parts operating as specified.

2. A hydrocarbon burner comprising a distributing chamber, a burner chamber above the distributing chamber, a generator located within the distributing chamber, a conduit having its inner end communicating with the distributing chamber and carrying a burner at its outer end, the generator adapted to feed gaseous mixture to the distributing chamber from which it is distributed to both of said burners.

3. A hydrocarbon burner comprising a distributing chamber, a burner chamber located thereabove, a generator chamber within the distributing chamber, a generator therein, a mixing chamber having one end in communication with the generator chamber and its opposite end communicating with the distributing chamber, a conduit in communication with the distributing chamber and carrying at its outer end a burner whereby both of said burners are supplied from the distributing chamber.

4. A hydrocarbon burner comprising a housing including a distributing chamber and thereabove a main burner chamber in communication therewith, an auxiliary burner communicating with the distributing chamber, a generator extending across the distributing chamber below thesaid main burner chamber, a horizontal mixing chamber extending horizontally from the housing, the inlet end of the mixing chamber communicating with the atmosphere and the outlet end of the mixing chamber communieating with the said distributing chamber, the parts combined for the purpose described.

5. A hydrocarbon burner comprising a housing the lower portion thereof forming a distributing chamber and its. upper portion a main burner chamber, a generator passageway extending horizontally across (1 within the distributing chamber, a mixing chamber projecting horizontally from the said housing, a generator inthe generator passageway, the walls of the passageway provided with openings for furnishing a flame to heat the generator, said mixing chamber consisting of three parallel passages, the inner end of the central passage communicating with the atmosphere and in a line with the generator passage, and the other passageways communicating with the distributing chamber. i

6. A hydrocarbon burnercom rising a housing having its lower portion orming a distributing chamber and its upper portion forming a main burner chamber in communication with the distributing chamber, an auxiliary burner communcatng with the distributing chamber, parallel walls extending across and within the distributing chamber forming a generator passageway, the

said walls having openings '10 furnish flame to heat a generator, a generattn' within the passageway, and a mixing chamber projecting horizontally from the said housing, having an inlet end in communication with the generator and its outlet end in communication with the distributing chamber, whereby the distributing chamber supplies fuel for all of the said burners.

, 7. A hydrocarbon burner comprising a housing, the lower portion forming a distributing chamber and its upper portion forming a main burner chamber in communication with the distributing chamber, an auxiliary burner in communication with the distributing chamber, a generator pas- 'sageway within the distributing chamber comprising inverted U-shaped walls, a generator within the passageway, said U- shaped wall having passages to supply flames for heating the generator, an auxiliary burner in communication with the dis tributing chamber, a mixing chamber extending from the housing and having its inlet end in communication with the atmosphere and its outlet end in communication with the distributing chamber, the said, parts operating as described.

8. A hydrocarbon burner comprising a horizontal shallow housing having a top and a bottom portion, the top provided with main burner openings, a division plate extending horizontally across the housing 10- 'atcd in a plane between its bottom and its main burner to form a burner chamber above said division plate and a distributing chamber in the housing below the said division plate and the said bottom, said division plate constructed to allow a limited communication between the distributing chamber and the said main burner chamber, an auxiliary burner having communication with the distributing chamber, and a generator passing through the said housing and adapted to supply a gaseous mixture to the said distributing chamber and from the distributing chamber to the said burners.

9. A hydrocarbon burner comprising a horizontal shallow housing having a top and a bottom portion, the top formed into a main burner, a horizontally extending bathe plate within the housing located between its top and bottom forming the upper part of the housing into a. burner chamber and the lower portion of the housing into a distributing chamber, an auxiliary burner having communication with the-said distributing chamber, a mixing chamberextending horizontally from the said housing and a generator passing through the said housing and adapt ed to supply a gaseous mixture to the mixing chamber and thence to the distributing chamber.

10. A hydrocarbon burner comprising a housing, an inverted U-shaped passageway extending through the said housing forming a U-shaped generator passageway, said housing having its upper portion provided with burner openings, a generator located in said passageway, a torch supporting member located under the said passageway and the said. generator, and a torch adapted to be placed on the supporting member for. initially heat ing the said generator.

11. A. hydrocarbon burner comprising a circular housing having an upper and a lowe'r chamber formed therein and communicating'lwith each other, a generator passageway extending across the distributing chamber, a mixing chamber extending outward from said housing with its inner end in communication with the atmosphereand said passageway,'a generator located in said passageway and adapted to feed a gaseous mixture to the mixing chamber and said mixingchamber feeding said mixture to the distributing chamber.

12. A hydrocarbon burner comprising a housing divided into an upper main burner and a lower distributing chamber, a generator embraced within said distributing chamber, a mixing chamber comprising a central passageway in communication with the generator and with the atmosphere, said mixing chamber having at each side of the central passageway two passageways having their inner ends communicating with the said distributing chamber and an auxiliary burner having communication with the said'distributing chamber;

13. A hydrocarbon burner comprising a housing divided into an upper main burner chamber and a lower distributing chamber a mixing chamber projecting in a horizontai plane from the housing and comprising three parallel passageways, the central passageway having communication with the atmoshere, a generator embraced within the disributing chamber and in substantially) the same horizontal plane, said generator eing in'communication with the central passageway of.the mixing chamber, said side passageways of the mixing chamber having communication with the distributing chamber.

14. Ahydrocarbon burner comprising a horizontal shallow housing having project-' ing from one side thereof a horizontal mixing chamber in the same horizontal planeas the housing, thesaid housmg having 1ts 1nterior divided into an upper main burner chamber and a lower distributing chamber having limited communication with each other, the said housing having a generator passing through the said distributing chamber and communicating with the said horizontally extending mixing chamber, and another burner havin communication with the said distributing'cliamber, whereby both of said burners are supplied from the said distributing' chamber substantially as specified.

15 .'A hydrocarbon burner comprising a shallow housing having a, main burner, an inverted u shaped horizontal generator passageway therethrough, a generator in said passageway, an opening communicating with the passageway at its lower end and its upper end in communication with a main burner above, said inverted U-shaped passageway having sub-fire burner openings.

16, hydrocarbon burner comprising a housing having a main burner, a generator passing horizontally through the saidhousing, a mixing'chamber having communication at one endwith the generator and its other end with said' housing, said housin having an opening through it, and an initia heating torch supported below the said opening, whereby the flame from said torch lights the burner,

17. A hydrocarbon burner comprising a housing having a horizontal generator passageway through the said housing, a main burner, a generator in the passageway, the housing abo-ve the sa'id passageway having an opening, and a torohfsupported below the said housing whereby the flame from the torch ignites the burner above.-

18. A hydrocarbon burner comprising a housing having an inverted U-shaped horizontal generator passageway therethrough,

a main burner, a generator in the said pas sageway, the upper part of the housing having an opening communicating at its lower end with the said U-shaped passageway and its upper end with the burner slits above, said U-shaped wall having sub-fire burner slits, and a torch supported below the U shaped passageway whereby the flame from the opening.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature. 7

LOUIS STOCKSTROM.

the torch passes through the passageway and 

